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Mississippi recently declared a public health emergency because its infant mortality rate has surged. And with Medicaid cuts coming, experts fear the crisis may worsen in other states.

The new year is shaping up to be a consequential one, from control of power in Washington to the agenda President Trump pursues.

For 60 years, TRIO has helped millions of people along the path to a degree, but the administration says it is no longer needed.

As one Vermont college finishes its last semester, an estimated 442 others may be in trouble.

Like Gov. Mike DeWine, most agreed the death penalty is broken and does not deter crime, but not always with the same reasoning.

The U.S. and Iran traded fire for the sixth consecutive day on Thursday with U.S. strikes targeting Iranian command centers and missile sites, and Iran targeting U.S. military bases in Gulf countries, as both sides intensified attacks over control of the Strait of Hormuz.

The massive spending and heated rhetoric in midterm races reflect the AI industry's political fault lines and competing visions of what the future should look like.

Only about 1 in 8 nurses are men, but their share is growing. A strong job market for nurses and sustained efforts to recruit men into the field have made a difference, including in the South.

The ex-FBI director told a Senate panel that he believed he was fired by President Trump over the growing Russia probe. Britain's prime minister gambled by calling early elections — it backfired.

Critics say Iowa and New Hampshire are too old, too white and too small to have so much power in the presidential nominating process. There are lots of other ideas, but tradition is hard to change.